Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1887-06-17
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.

Model and Training school, which
was followed Friday evening by
the annual entertainment of the
Philomathean literary society.
Sunday morning, June 18th, at II
o'clock, Rev. w. H. Black, of st.
Louis, delivered the baccalaureate
sermon. Monday there were no
exercises during the day, but in
the evening a large audience
assembled in the chapel to witness
the oratorical contest for the
REGENTS PRIZE MEDAL.
The contestants were chosen
from the three literary societies
of the school, two from each
society. The speakers and
their subjects were as follows:
Senior Society-C. K. Mccoy,
"The Volunteer Soldier" and Geo.
F. Mason, "The Dignity Of Labor"
Philomathean Society-Miss
Mollie Reed, To-day and To-
Morrow" and F. B. Christie, "The
Spirit of the Age"
Zetosophian Socitety-E. L..
Cooley, Industrial Liberty" and
7. A. Davidson, sour Republic"
Tho judges were DR.. J. B.
Mitchell and Rev. Ray Palmer, of
Kirksville, and Prof. A. B. Car
roll, of Trenton.
Prof. Carroll was chosen to
make the presentation, who step
ped upon the rostrum and an
nounced that the medal had been
awarded to B. F. Christie, of the
Philomathean society. Second
honors were conferred upon Geo.
F. Mason of the Senior society. AS
on Monday, there were no e1er-
cises during the day Tuesday,
but, On Tuesday evening the larg-
est audience ever seen in the Nor
NAL chapel, assembled to witness
the Inter-Society Declamatory
contest for the
WIN. T. BAIRD PRIZE MEDAL.
Eight young ladies and one
young gentleman competed for
the beautiful prize, and were
chosen from the literary societies
of the institution, each society be-
ling allowed three representatives.
The following are the names of
the contestants and their subjects:
Philomathesn Society-Miss
Althea Ringo, "The Royal Prin-
cess" Miss Isabel Ellison, "Echo
and the Ferry" Miss Jessie Bur-
ton, "Margery."
Zetosophian Society-Miss Effie
Robins, "How Persimmons Took
Cab of de Baby Miss Viola
Wilcox, Searching for the Slain"
Miss Hattie L. Weaver, "Thora. "
Senior Society-Miss Anna
Shelnutt, "Lasca;" Mrs. E. ID.
Luckey, "Farmer and Wheel; or,
the New Lockinvar;;" Mr.. r. l.
Ilpton, line Battle.
The judges were Hon. S. M.
Picker and Rev. F. r. Farrand, of
Kirksville, and Prof. L. E. Spencer
of Marshal, Mo.
The medal was awarded to Miss
Jessie Burton of Kirksville, the
Hon. S. M. Picker making the
presentation.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
| The graduating exercises of
the Elementary class took
place in the chapel. The repre-
sentatives of the class Grated or
read essays. The following were
the representatives of the class
and subjects of their orations and
essays: Salutatory Grafton, J. E.
Petree, "Adversity has its Uses;
essay, Minnie Dawson, "Work;;" )"
essay, Louise M. Trimble, THE
New South" Grafton, ]. r. Nc
Iver, "Dispise not the Day of
Small Beginnings;;' essay, Grace
Hewitt Sharp, "Ihe Native
American" essay, Isabel Ellison,
Woman in the Middle Ages"
valedictory, d. l.. Roberts, "Our
Nation"
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS WEDNESDAY
EVENING
was delivered by DR.. S. II. Som
neschein, Jewish Rabbi, of St.
Louis. His subject was, can Old
Prophecy Fulfilled" founded on
the 9th and 7th verses of the XIV
chapter of Zachariah. After the
annual address, the members of
the Alumni and the class of 'S7,
REPAIRED to the PARCELS House
where a sumptuous repast was
spread. Here the delights of the
table and social intercourse were
enjoyed till IL o'clcck
THURSDAY MORNING
The graduating exercises of the
Junior and Senior classes Began
promptly at $50 o'clock. The rep
resentatiyes of the junior class
were Arthur Willard, who Grated
on "Mastership,' and S. NJ. Snod-
grass, who had chosen for his sub
lject, "Men VINO Move the World" :"
The following were the repre-
sentatives of the Senior class and
the subjects of their orations and